How To Install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7. perl-JSON-RPC-CGI is JSON-RPC server for CGI scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7.

What is perl-JSON-RPC-CGI

JSON-RPC is a stateless and light-weight remote procedure call (RPC) protocol for inter-networking applications over HTTP. It uses JSON as the data format for of all facets of a remote procedure call, including all application data carried in parameters. This is the CGI server implementation.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI.

Install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI

Install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI

How To Uninstall perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-JSON-RPC-CGI package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-JSON-RPC-CGI

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-JSON-RPC-CGI on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.